M5.0 earthquake 130 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 130 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, May 23, 2022, 1:07 AM GMT-12 (13:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-05-23 13:07:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.751° S, 174.993° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 78
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.292 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1593 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.2123 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1585 days ago · 254 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.1121 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1581 days ago · 275 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hnab. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.